Curtin University finds a black hole’s ‘burp’ timing doesn’t depend on size.

Researchers at Curtin University and the Institute for Advanced Study have discovered a universal timing mechanism governing the powerful jets launched by black holes. The team, co-led by Andrew Mummery and Adelle Goodwin, showed that both stellar-mass black holes and supermassive giants fire these jets at the same critical juncture in their feeding cycles, confirming that size does not influence timing. “We really wanted to figure out this massive puzzle,” said Mummery, explaining the team’s…